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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2019-06-04" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
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  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Keogh Case</name>
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        <inserted>
          <heading>Keogh Case</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="4697" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2019-06-04">
            <name>Keogh Case</name>
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          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="4697">the Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) </by>(1 May 2019).  </inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="605" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. R.I. LUCAS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <questions>
          <question date="2019-06-04">
            <name>Keogh Case</name>
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        <text id="2019060480235d5ade094da980000691">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="605">The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="2019060480235d5ade094da980000692">
          <inserted>SAicorp's role is to ensure all claims made against the state are reviewed in their entirety, taking into account all relevant facts and information.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="2019060480235d5ade094da980000693">
          <inserted>SAicorp obtain legal advice in respect of claims and recommendations made to me by SAicorp are based on that legal advice.</inserted>
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          <inserted>Prior to making a recommendation to me about payment to Mr Keogh, SAicorp received and carefully considered legal advice from the Crown Solicitor's Office and Senior Counsel.</inserted>
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          <inserted>The full history of the matter including the factual matters dealt with in the Solicitor-General's 2006 opinion and the subsequent quashing of Mr Keogh's conviction were all relevant to advice given.</inserted>
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        <text id="2019060480235d5ade094da980000696">
          <inserted>That advice is privileged and I will not comment about what is in that advice.</inserted>
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